Match Report


KilmarnockKilmarnock     Greenock MortonGreenock Morton
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Andy BurleyA. Burley70
G
1
G
61Marvin BowyerM. Bowyer
Paul DavidsonP. Davidson68
D
2
D
70Neil McStayN. McStay
Markus WelterM. Welter60
D
captain3captain
D
66Scott McinnesS. Mcinnes
Alejandro RamirezA. Ramirez59
D
4
D
55Gary GoughG. Gough
Neil MatteoN. Matteo53
D
5
D
54Alex BremnerA. Bremner
Garry HansenG. Hansen64
M
6
M
71Colin ThomsonC. Thomson
Marc MorrisM. Morris57
M
7
M
66Dominic MckinlayD. Mckinlay
Stephen McStayS. McStay63
A
8
A
65Alex LiddellA. Liddell
Matt DalglishM. Dalglish54
A
9
A
60Stephen SounessS. Souness
Stephen DavidsonS. Davidson54
A
10
A
56Garry CaldwellG. Caldwell
Stuart HendersonS. Henderson53
A
11
A
53Ricardo VelosoR. Veloso
 
Gary DickovG. Dickov64
G
12
G
60Paul GreigP. Greig
Duncan GallacherD. Gallacher62
G
13
M
51Scott GemmillS. Gemmill
Colin SounessC. Souness52
M
14
M
50Edgar HersiE. Hersi

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Rugby Park where Kilmarnock play host to Greenock Morton. A crowd of 9,083 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Kilmarnock and Greenock Morton are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Mcinnes.


0.00
Greenock Morton kick off the first half!
4.40
Markus Welter hits a low pass to Marc Morris. Marc Morris flicks a high pass forward. Matt Dalglish easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matt Dalglish tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
8.43
Neil Matteo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marc Morris. Marc Morris controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matt Dalglish. Matt Dalglish makes a probing pass to Stephen Davidson but he's offside!
9.00
Showing composure, Dominic Mckinlay laces a through ball forward to Alex Liddell. Alex Liddell makes a probing pass to Ricardo Veloso but he's offside!
10.24
Marc Morris sees space and advances. Marc Morris skips past Scott Mcinnes! Marc Morris shoots from just inside the box. Marc Morris scores for Kilmarnock!!
16.37
Dominic Mckinlay makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ricardo Veloso. Ricardo Veloso shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Andy Burley manages to gather it easily.
18.44
Dominic Mckinlay threads a neat ball through to Garry Caldwell. Garry Caldwell rushes past Markus Welter! Garry Caldwell side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
20.54
Garry Hansen flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Davidson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stephen Davidson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gary Gough.
22.06
Markus Welter flicks a high pass forward. Marc Morris collects the pass. Marc Morris passes the ball forward to Stephen McStay. Stephen McStay plays a one-two with Stuart Henderson and advances towards the goal... Stephen McStay shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Marvin Bowyer gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
26.13
Marc Morris sees Stephen Davidson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stephen Davidson plays a one-two with Stephen McStay and advances towards the goal... Stephen Davidson strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
28.07
Dominic Mckinlay sees Ricardo Veloso in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ricardo Veloso rushes past Alejandro Ramirez! Ricardo Veloso comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but it is shockingly off target!
30.50
Marc Morris passes the ball forward to Stephen McStay. Stephen McStay knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Henderson. Stuart Henderson whips the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just off target!
34.18
Colin Thomson catches Garry Hansen on the ankles. The referee calls over Colin Thomson and shows him a yellow card! Garry Hansen stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.24
Dominic Mckinlay flicks a high pass forward to Garry Caldwell who brings the ball under control. Garry Caldwell lofts in a cross ball towards Alex Liddell. Alex Liddell powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent save!
42.27
Alex Bremner flicks a high pass forward. Colin Thomson collects the pass. Colin Thomson sees Garry Caldwell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Garry Caldwell makes a great pass forward. Stephen Souness runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
44.58
Garry Hansen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen McStay. Stephen McStay finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Kilmarnock are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
45.00
Scott Mcinnes flicks a high pass forward. Colin Thomson collects the pass. Colin Thomson flicks a high pass forward. Ricardo Veloso collects the pass. Ricardo Veloso rushes past Alejandro Ramirez! Ricardo Veloso comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It curls slightly but Andy Burley manages to gather it comfortably.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Kilmarnock appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation. Greenock Morton appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Kilmarnock start the second half!
48.00
Dominic Mckinlay flicks a high pass forward. Alex Liddell holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alex Liddell shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
53.06
Dominic Mckinlay kicks a strong pass forward to Alex Liddell. Alex Liddell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.52
Colin Thomson makes a simple pass to Garry Caldwell. Garry Caldwell controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Andy Burley. Excellent save.
59.04
Marc Morris knocks the ball forward to Stuart Henderson. Stuart Henderson shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
60.15
Kilmarnock have made 2 substitutions with Gary Dickov replacing Marc Morris and Duncan Gallacher replacing Garry Hansen .
66.22
Gary Dickov flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Henderson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stuart Henderson lofts in a cross ball towards Stephen Davidson. Stephen Davidson powers a header at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
72.41
Gary Gough makes a probing pass to Colin Thomson. Colin Thomson flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Souness controls it well on his chest. Stephen Souness knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alejandro Ramirez.
73.15
Dominic Mckinlay makes a simple pass to Stephen Souness. Stephen Souness runs straight at the defence! Stephen Souness side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
77.04
Duncan Gallacher threads a neat ball through to Stephen McStay. Stephen McStay lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart Henderson. Stuart Henderson fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Stuart Henderson scores for Kilmarnock!!
87.33
Duncan Gallacher makes a probing pass to Stuart Henderson. Stuart Henderson whips in a cross ball towards Stephen McStay. Stephen McStay directs the ball goalwards with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
Dominic Mckinlay flicks a high pass forward to Ricardo Veloso who brings the ball under control. Ricardo Veloso finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Andy Burley manages to keep it out.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Kilmarnock

Greenock Morton
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
31.8%
45.9%
22.4%

Scorers
Marc Morris 10
Stuart Henderson 77

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Marc Morris of Kilmarnock

Match Ratings
1.Andy Burley (GK)
7
2.Paul Davidson (DEF)
6
3.Markus Welter (DEF)
6
4.Alejandro Ramirez (DEF)
6
5.Neil Matteo (DEF)
6
6.Garry Hansen (MID)
6
7.Marc Morris (MID)goal scored
9
8.Stephen McStay (ATT)
7
9.Matt Dalglish (ATT)
6
10.Stephen Davidson (ATT)
6
11.Stuart Henderson (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Gary Dickov (GK)
6
13.Duncan Gallacher (GK)
6
14.Colin Souness (MID)
0

1.Marvin Bowyer (GK)
6
2.Neil McStay (DEF)
6
3.Scott Mcinnes (DEF)
6
4.Gary Gough (DEF)
6
5.Alex Bremner (DEF)
6
6.Colin Thomson (MID)yellow card
6
7.Dominic Mckinlay (MID)
8
8.Alex Liddell (ATT)
6
9.Stephen Souness (ATT)
6
10.Garry Caldwell (ATT)
6
11.Ricardo Veloso (ATT)
7
 
12.Paul Greig (GK)
0
13.Scott Gemmill (MID)
0
14.Edgar Hersi (MID)
0